The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-05

shipped weekly by an Alpena company.
The manufacture Of salt In Michigan
during 1856 amounted 10 1907, 9i3 barrels.
byron NJ. Snow. OF the Third Saginaw
District, is the largest man in the Legisla-
ture.
"A Morenci undertaken has attended
3,2l6 funerals since he has been in bust
ness there.
odd Kate. General b. L. Partiidge's
war-horse, died at Bay City the other day,
aged 2s years.
The eighth annual convention OF the
Michigan Engineering Society was held
last week in Grand Rapids.
The WOODEN mills at Clinton are to be
rebuilt, $4,000 having been subscribed by
the citizens for that parpose.
Thirteen hundred and seventy-three
transfers of real estate were recorded in
washtcnaw County daring the year 1886.
Saginaw City is 10 have the Lutheran
Seminary, having offered $4,000 cash as an
inducement to have 1t located at that place.
The eighth annual exhibit of the Mich
igan Poultry and Pet Stock Association
was held at Grand Rapids last week, with
600 entries.
The Saginaw County Supervisors are
considering the advisability of issuing
county bonds for 100000 for permanent
stone road Improvements.
"A couple OF 81. Louis sports were in
terrupted in game of poker, the other
evening, by their wives walking into the
room and marching them home.
The Michigan State superintendent
of the Poor have decided to ask the Legis-
lature to establish the ticket Of leave and
undetermined sentence systems.
1t is alleged that Grand Rapids man
is freezing all the water he can draw from
the water mains for the purpose of selling
II in blocks next year as fertilizer.
A jury at East Saginaw awarded John
A. Hewitt, railway engineer, $4,000
damages for injuries received in collision
at County Line nearly four years ago.
AT the commencement OF the second
semester this year the State University will
probably have registered the hisacst num-
Der of students OF any time in its history.
Fire in Grass Lake, near Jackson, de-
stroyed the stores OF William Summons,
John Midnight, Henry Inkles, and George
Thornton. Loss, S20, 100; insured for
$1,000.
Notice has been given TIA: bill will be
introduced in the Michigan Legislature TO
repeal the statute making standard time
legal. 1t will probably not meet with much
opposition.
1t Is estimated that the cedar output
this winter will bring in over 100000 into
Cheboygan County, AMI that 900, 900 ties,
besides posts and telegraph poles, will be
gotten out in the county.
Alfred Judson, an early pioneer OF
Oakland County, died at his home in Pom
,iac, OF old age, aged SO years. He leaves
n wife and family. He was prominent
member of the NJ. f.. Church.
Lake County has new county safe,
which the officers claim is a very nice one.
They got it placed in position last week.
and one of the officials thought he would
see IL the door would go shut. II did. The
safe is now in Detroit, being taken TO pieces
to get that door open.
Bert Mat son, Of bingham, cut down
tree, and was surprised To find three colo
MES OF bees occupying comfortable quar-
ters in different hollows OF the trunk. He
sawed out the section containing the bees,
took IL home, and will try TO winter the
colonies, which appear 10 be we'll supplied
with honey.
During the meeting Of the State Cen
trail Committee of the colored people OF
this State at Jackson, resolutions were
passed in favor Of the submission Of the
prohibitory amendment and IN indorse-
ment of the action Of the knights OF Labor
in behalf OF colored people at Richmond,
Va, last year.
Shortly after the Michigan Soldiers
Home was opened at Grand Rapids rumors
OF ILL management we're heard, and finally
they crystallized into letter written by n
Mrs. O'Day, of Detroit, and published
there. charging the managers with gross
mismanngement Of the home, and with
brutal neglect OF her husband. an inmate,
during hia last illness IL wns alleged that